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Amazon.com Review Amazon Best of the Month, September 2007: It's been 11 years since Junot Daz's critically acclaimed story collection, Drown, landed on bookshelves and from page one of his debut novel, , any worries of a sophomore jinx disappear. The titular Oscar is a 300-pound-plus 'lovesick ghetto nerd' with zero game (except for Dungeons & Dragons) who cranks out pages of fantasy fiction with the hopes of becoming a Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien. The book is also the story of a multi-generational family curse that courses through the book, leaving troubles and tragedy in its wake. This was the most dynamic, entertaining, and achingly heartfelt novel I've read in a long time. My head is still buzzing with the memory of dozens of killer passages that I dog-eared throughout the book. The rope-a-dope narrative is funny, hip, tragic, soulful, and bursting with desire. Make some room for Oscar Wao on your bookshelf--you won't be disappointed. --Brad Thomas Parsons --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Read more From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. What a bargain to have Diaz's short story collection, Drown, included (on the last five CDs) with the talented, emerging Dominican-American writer's first novel. Davis reads both superbly. He captures not only the fat, virginal, impractical Oscar, but he also gives a sexy vigor to Yunior, who serves as narrator and Oscar's polar opposite. Davis also gives voice to Oscar's mother, Beli, whose fuk curse infects the entire family, except for Oscar's sister, Lola, performed in a flat voice by Snell, whose performance overlooks Lola's energy and resolve. Both Snell and Davis move easily from English to Spanish/Spanglish and back again, as easily as the characters emigrate from the Dominican Republic to Paterson, N.J., only to be drawn back inexorably to their native island. Listeners unfamiliar with Spanish may have difficulty following some of the dialogue. However, it's better to lose a few sentences than to miss Davis's riveting performance, perfect pace and rich voice, which are perfectly suited to Daz's brilliant work. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Read more See all Editorial Reviews 2007 is a novel written by Dominican American author Junot D az Although a work of fiction the novel is set in New Jersey in Junot D az on Amazon com FREE shipping on qualifying offers Winner of The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle by Junot D az Learning Guide by PhD students from Stanford Harvard Berkeley Start by marking as Want to Read One of the best books of 2007 according to The New York Times San Francisco Chronicle New York Magazine Entertainment Weekly The Boston Globe Los Angeles Times Questions and Answers The Question and Answer section for is a great resource to ask Oscar de Le n was not one of those Dominican cats everybody s always going on about He wasn t no player Except for one time he d never had much luck with 180 quotes from But if these years have taught me anything it is this you can never run away Not ever The only Home About books translations This is how you lose her This is how you lose her Spanish Edition This is how you lose her Deluxe Edition This is how you lose book summary chapter summaries of novel Homework Help Questions What is the summary for Chapter 3 of Beli Oscar s mother is 133 If he d been a different nigger he might have considered the galletazo It wasn t just that he didn t have no kind of But The Brief Wondrous Life isn t Oscar s story alone Indeed he often seems like a bit of an exile in the book that bears his name The Annotated Oscar Wao Notes and translations for by Junot D az Junot D az s Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a wondrous not Notes and translations for by Junot Diaz is a family saga about identity love loss oppression hexes sexuality and fate Don t give up during the first 50 pages is a family saga about identity love loss oppression hexes sexuality and fate Don t give up during the first 50 pages Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz available in Trade Paperback on Powells com also read synopsis and reviews The most talked about and praised key settings characters A Casebook LibraryThing Review User Review Oscar s emotional rawness and authenticity his willingness to die for love exasperate and then engross Yunior and the novel traces the strands of Life is not easy for Oscar Wao He s a grossly overweight nerd with a sci Find great deals on eBay for and literature to go Shop with confidence Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz available in Hardcover on Powells com also read synopsis and reviews Winner of The Pulitzer PrizeThe National Book Junot D az s fiction is propelled by its attention to the energetic hybridity of American life His debut Drown a collection of stories dealt with by Junot D az 304pp Faber 12 99 Junot D az s first book Drown 1996 detailed the lives of children in the Dominican by Junot Diaz Riverhead Books Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large Free Download The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao di eBook PDF.
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